Section 208. Affirmation of complaints

Where  a traffic summons has been
  served by a police officer, police cadet or bridge and  tunnel  officers
  employed  by  the  triborough  bridge  and  tunnel authority in cases of
  violations of any provision of this chapter, except title eleven, or  of
  any  ordinance,  rule or regulation enacted pursuant thereto or pursuant
  to any other law relating to traffic, any chief, deputy chief,  captain,
  lieutenant  or  acting  lieutenant,  or sergeant or acting sergeant of a
  police department, or any sheriff, undersheriff,  chief  deputy,  deputy
  sergeant  or deputy in charge of a road patrol maintained by any sheriff
  in any county to whom the service of the traffic summons is reported, is
  hereby authorized to administer to such police officer, police cadet  or
  bridge  and  tunnel officer employed by the triborough bridge and tunnel
  authority all necessary oaths in connection with the  execution  of  the
  complaint  to be presented in court by such police officer, police cadet
  or bridge and tunnel officer  employed  by  the  triborough  bridge  and
  tunnel  authority  in  the  prosecution of such offense, but a complaint
  need not be verified provided it shall  be  affirmed  under  penalty  of
  perjury.